CAG nucleotide repeat profiles in persons with schizophrenia of schizoaffective disorders with and without tardive dyskinesia: Pilot study

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 128 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-18

  Lowrimore, Patricia ^a   Mulvihill, David ^a   Epstein, Andrew ^a   McCormack, Michael ^b   Wang, Yuh Hwa ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

CAG repeat expansion; Repeat expansion detection; Tardive dyskinesia

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

EID: 3042845818     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30006     Document Type: Article

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